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One week spent together in a secluded cabin. Two
people scarred by their pasts. Can a chance encounter lead to love? Or is it
just a moment in time, insignificant once it passes.

Taylor has just returned from a romantic
vacation with her boyfriend. But instead of an “I miss you!” text from him, she
gets one that’s clearly meant for another woman. Which is the only reason she
lets a hot stranger kiss her on the sidewalk. It’s the one and only time
they’ll ever see each other, so why not? Adam is used to living life on his own terms,
from leaving home at 16 to join the military, to returning now, eight years
later, to take care of his mother. After that, he’s packing up and leaving again.
The last thing he planned on was falling in love with a girl at first sight.
But there she was, and now Taylor’s all he can think of.

They may be perfect for each other, but they
both have pasts that will not stay buried, no matter how much they want them
to. And when Adam’s dark past comes crashing between them, one week seems like
a very short time. Even if it is a week of love, pleasure, and belonging like
neither of them has known before.

"Come down to Brooklyn, it'd be great to catch up, you
said,” I yell over the loud music and general conversation to my buddy Jon.
"Only we ain't doing much of that."

Jon
grins at me, nods and shrugs. I don't think he heard a word I said.

The music's too loud and the place
is packed, mostly with college girls like some real famous sexy boy will be
playing tonight, instead of all these indie nobodies. And none of the girls
look like they're here for one night stands. Not that I am. I'm here to hang
out with Jon before he deploys again tomorrow night, so maybe it's good that
the music's too loud to talk.

A hard knot is forming in my stomach from just seeing his
regulation cut. It feels way too much like regret. But is the knot worse than
the sickening feeling of still being on active duty? Right now, I don't know.
And that pisses me off even more.

The music dies out to scattered applause, and sentences
spoken too loud due the sudden drop in noise.

"So, you miss it yet, Adam?" Jon asks, taking a
long swig of his beer. The knot in my stomach tightens. I hate that my first
thought is, “Yes”. Mostly because I fucked it all up so bad I don't even have
the option of reenlisting. An other than honorable discharge. And after my
behavior in the last month, I was lucky to get that much. It means there's no
way back. And not much of a way forward either. So I might as well not miss it.

I haven't seen Jon in almost nine months. Didn't even know
if he was still alive until he called a few days ago.

"Whatever,"
I say since it sums it up pretty well. "So where are they sending
you?" "The new team's meeting in Italy. We'll see from there."
Jon takes another long

swallow
of his beer. "I wish you were coming too."

I don't bother replying. The team used to be me, Jon, Eric,
Philippe, Matthew, and Carlo. Along with Bjorn and Anders before them. Now it's
just Jon. And five other guys. Jon got lucky because he was injured before the
last mission. The one I alone survived, because I can't seem to die.

"This'll be my last deployment," Jon says, peeling
the label off his beer and tearing it completely in the process.

"If
they let you go," I say, feeling my teeth grind together.

Jon grins at me, but it's a sad thing more than anything
else. "They'd have let you go too. You just have no patience, never
did."

"I got plenty of patience for shit that warrants it.
That shit did not. I couldn't even get a medical discharge, and I've had PTSD
so long it's the new me. We all did."

"A few nightmares and shakes
aren't PTSD, Adam," he says, in that clipped tone he always gets when he's
nervous. And I've seen him shit scared of dying kinda nervous more times than I
care to remember. "Why are we even talking about this? You wanted out, and
you're out."

"So long as you've still got plenty of commitment
left." I should stop goading him, because it never ends well with Jon.
He's got a long fuse, but he packs a mean punch. And he's
not shy with those. Not is he far from delivering one, judging by the flashing
in his dark eyes.

I received this book as an ARC for a honest review. This book was read and reviewed by Stacy Aube for Cutting Muse Blog Review.

Once I started reading I was hooked right away.

Adam joined the Marines at an early age to escape his problems. Taylor is in a very unloving relationship. A chance encounter between the 2 turns into something good.

I can't wait for the rest of the series.

Lena
Bourne writes stories about independent and smart women who mean everything to
the strong men they love. If you’re looking for deep emotions, hot bedroom
scenes, and some suspense thrown in, look no further than her books.

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